Interactive pathways to substance abuse

- A model that more specifically predicts who is most vulnerable to developing addiction was offered.
- The relationship between adverse childhood events (ACE) and substance abuse was mediated by attachments and other variables.
- The path model showed new approaches to RDoC diagnoses and treatments.
- Important relationships between nomothetic, ideographic, and ecological variables were identified.
- Psychological correlates to biological reinforcement deficits were proposed.